I think I found my will to knit last night. Have you seen this?? It’s a set-in sleeve calculator, and I’m going to try it out! *

Whilst mentally tabulating sweater needs vs. yarn possession vs. stuff I can knit while watching the Daily Show, a recurring theme was– yeah, a freakin’ minisweater. To go with a red and white dress that I want to wear to a wedding. I didn’t mean to set my life on repeat, I swear.

The trouble with this plan was that none of my red yarn was a good match to any of the patterns that I like. They also didn’t match my red shoes. Just like last time, I solved this problem by
1. choosing a totally different color
2. just making up my own damn pattern. This time, with more armscye!

So! Navy blue RYC cashsoft bolero, red stripey dress. I’m pretty sure these colors are OK. Feel free to let me know if you disagree. I have sort of a color problem– I live my life as if all solid colors go with all other solid colors, especially red.

While it’s perfectly acceptable for a grad student to wander around looking like Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine, I try to keep the color combinations logical for formal outings. My first color ideas for this sweater were deep mulberry and punch-in-your-face teal**, but then I remembered that sometimes people like it if you don’t make the other wedding guests’ eyes bleed.

*Thanks Aaron, Elinor, and Jenna for making the internet awesomer for knitters!
**I still can’t quite kick the idea that robin’s egg blue might kick ass.